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Flip Watch: Maryland Football offers 4-star safety committed to Florida State

Originally posted on Maryland Terrapins on SI
By Chris Breiler | Last updated May 20, 2025 10:39 AM ET

Head coach Mike Locksley and the Maryland staff continue to push for some of the top prospects in the country. On Monday, Maryland extended an offer to Mekhi Williams, a four-star safety out of Florida. According to 247Sports, Williams is rated as the No. 3 prospect in the state of Florida and the No. 5 safety in the nation for the 2027 class.

Although Williams committed to Florida State back in March, other programs continue to extend offers in an effort to flip the elite prospect - and Maryland is one of those programs.

Maryland offered!! @coachjthomas11 @DKief10 @LennardFootball @Coach_KBjr @coachramsey @CoachMJones52 @CoachMcClain73 @coachccarter3 @247Sports @247recruiting @Rivals @H2_Recruiting @Andy_Villamarzo pic.twitter.com/XyXc7l1bZo
— Mekhi Williams 4⭐️ Safety (@Mekhiwilliams__) May 19, 2025

The offer from Locksley may be a great move given the fact that there aren't many major programs who have extended offers at this point. Williams' current offer list consists of 11 programs, including schools like Florida State, Colorado, Buffalo, FAU, and Liberty. Developing a relationship with Williams early could be key to this recruiting battle as other teams become familiar with the highly-rated recruit in the coming months.

This article first appeared on Maryland Terrapins on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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